1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910815627203321

Autore

Chesterton Bridget María <1973->

Titolo

The grandchildren of Solano López : frontier and nation in Paraguay, 1904-1936 / / Bridget María Chesterton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-8263-5349-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

989.2/06

Soggetti

Chaco War, 1932-1935

Nationalism - Paraguay - History - 20th century

Paraguay History 1870-1938

Chaco Boreal (Paraguay and Bolivia) History 20th century

Paraguay Boundaries History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introducing the Chaco frontier -- Forgetting Solano López : debating the Paraguayan foundational narrative -- Managing Rojas Silva : rhetoric and inaction -- Comparing eastern and western Paraguay : scientific nationalism -- Civilizing the Chaco : the religious arrive -- Becoming Guaraní : soldiers, agriculturalists, and poets -- Remembering Solano López : the rise of febrerismo -- Reconsidering the frontier : the decades following the war.

Sommario/riassunto

"Paraguay's Chaco frontier unleashed possibly the bloodiest twentieth-century war in the Americas, the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia (1932-35). This study of Paraguayan nationalism analyzes the role of the Chaco frontier in Paraguay's perception of itself during the period leading up to the Chaco War"--Provided by publisher.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911016152203321

Autore

Wei Heng

Titolo

International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025 : Transportation Safety and Emerging Technologies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

0-7844-8619-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (835 pages)

Disciplina

629.04

Soggetti

Transportation engineering

Traffic safety

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This collection contains 71 peer-reviewed papers on transportation safety and emerging technologies presented at the International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025, held in Glendale, Arizona, June 8-11, 2025.